Dr. Maciej Gryka

maciej.gryka.net
Aug 2024
Jan 2024

Head of AI, RainforestQA

I led Rainforest's adoption of LLMs and related AI technology. This included strategy, research, prototyping, as well as managing delivery. I served as both the tech lead and product manager on these projects, helping the leadership team create our GTM approach, translating the latest research into product innovations and writing in-depth technical articles about our work.

Jan 2024
May 2019

Product Manager, RainforestQA

I led the implementation of Rainforest's automation engine, which is the world's best no-code, visual regression testing tool. I managed R&D efforts, coordinating with both internal and external partners, leading to the development and deployment of novel image processing algorithms. I was also responsible for managing internal data pipelines and defining a continuous evaluation process for our deployed ML models.

Sep 2023
Sep 2022

CTO, Teacherspace ApS

Co-founded a startup to help early-career teachers get the feedback and mentorship they need. I built the web app (both back-end and front-end) as well as iOS and Android mobile apps to record classroom sessions.

May 2019
Jun 2015

Senior Engineering Manager, RainforestQA

Built the Data Science function within the company from the ground up. Joined as the first data scientist to solve a fraud problem, ultimately building a team of six developers, owning R&D, productizing ML models and managibg the BI function. Python, SQL, Ruby, Elixir.

Jun 2015
Mar 2014

Computer Vision Engineer, SMI GmbH

Data analysis and computer vision applied to eye tracking. Used C++ and Python.

Jun 2015
Jun 2011

Co-founder, Framestart Ltd

Co-founded a web design & development consultancy, where I was responsible for all technical aspects, including gathering requirements, back-end and front-end development, hosting, and security. Mostly Python/Django and WordPress.

Jul 2008
Jul 2007

Intern, Intel Corporation

Worked on internal IT tooling, mostly in C#.

Publications

2015

Learning to Remove Soft Shadows,

SIGGRAPH

2012

A New Approach to Thermal Imaging Visualisation,

Technical Report

Education

2015
2009

PhD, University College London

Soft Shadow Removal and Methods for Image Evaluation

2009
2005

BEng, University of Surrey

Electronics & Computer Engineering